Fifth Grade News

December 14th, 2025

LAST CALL - 5th Grade Baby Photos Needed For Yearbook

Each year, we have a special section in our Glenhope yearbook dedicated to our 5th graders and their baby pictures. If you would like your child’s baby picture to be featured in the yearbook, please send us their picture no later than Wednesday, December 10th. You can visit the link below and submit it digitally or send in a physical picture (to Mrs. Robertson) that will be returned. Thank you!

Link for Baby Gator Pictures: 5th Grade Baby Gator Photos

Holiday Movies

On Thursday, December 18th, fifth graders will be watching a holiday movie together. They will be able to choose from 6 different movies, which will be shown in each of the 5th-grade teacher's classrooms. We have put the titles of the movies below. If you have a problem with your child watching any of the movies, please reach out to us so we can make sure they don't choose that particular movie to watch. Thanks!

Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Elf
Arthur Christmas
The Santa Clause
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey)

End of 2nd Nine Weeks - Unfinished & Late Work

The end of the 9 weeks is Thursday, December 18th. Please help your child complete their late/missing work by Tuesday, December 16th. Canvas and Skyward are great places to keep track of the work they owe! We have told students that if they still have late assignments by Wednesday 12/17, they will be missing the holiday rotations we have planned in the morning to work on late assignments. Additionally, if they still have late work by Thursday 12/18, they will be missing the holiday movie we are watching Thursday morning in order to work on late assignments.

Save the Date

Tuesday, December 16th

-All late work for 2nd nine weeks due

Wednesday, December 17th

-5th Grade Holiday Party @ 1:15 in the cafeteria

Thursday, December 18th

-End of 2nd nine weeks

-Early dismissal @ 11:45

Friday, December 19th - Friday, January 2nd

-Winter Break (no school for staff & students)

Monday, January 5th & Tuesday, January 6th

-District PD Day (no school for students)

Wednesday, January 7th

-Beginning of the 3rd nine weeks

Upcoming Curriculum

Reading/Language Arts:

Review

Math:

Review over units 1-5

Science:

Review

Social Studies:

Unit Test

5th Grade Community Service Initiative

We are happy to report that we had 54 fifth graders complete at least four hours of community service this semester! That's right at 50% of our fifth-grade population! We are so proud of our students and cannot wait to celebrate their efforts during a little celebration this week!

We cannot wait to see how many of our students will accept the challenge next semester!

Also, if you snap photos of your child during their community service, please send them our way! We would love to see the work they are doing.

5th Grade Community Service Log

SO FAR, WE HAVE OVER 256 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS LOGGED FOR 5TH GRADERS!

<---- Take a look at some pictures we have received of 5th graders volunteering!

Who Do I Email?

We know it can be confusing to determine which teacher to email for a specific situation.

For academic questions/concerns/comments, please email your child's specific teacher:

5th Math - ashley.carter@gcisd.net
Science & Social Studies - christi.robertson@gcisd.net
ELAR - elizabeth.quiroz@gcisd.net

For generic 5th-grade questions/concerns/comments, please email your child's homeroom teacher.

Grit - Acrostic Style

We thought this acrostic (below) was a great reminder of how to show grit and persevere. We are still working on that last one: take the time to do it right. As we move into the second semester, we will be requiring more thoughtful effort in everyday work.

GT Corner

We thought this acrostic (above) was a great reminder of how to show grit and persevere. We are still working on that last one: take the time to do it right. As we move into the second semester, we will be requiring more thoughtful effort in everyday work.

Lead With GCISD

252 GCISD juniors and seniors have earned academic honors from the College Board’s National Recognition Program. To read more about this, please click the link below:

https://www.gcisd.net/article/2393355

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